Please note that minor revisions to this schedule are likely.
Schedule
SUNDAY 12 JULY
Noon – 6 p.m.: Registration – Kathy Lindeman, Registrar
6 –7: Dinner on your own
7 – 7:45: Opening Remarks and Introductions – Lorne Bair, Seminar Director
7:45 – 8:45: Keynote Address – Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress
8:45 – 10:00: Reception
MONDAY 13 JULY
8:15 – 8:45: Housekeeping + Faculty Introductions.
8:45 – 10:00: A User’s Guide to CABS. Rob Rulon-Miller & Lorne Bair
10:00 – 10:15: BREAK
10:15 – 11:30: The Book as Physical Object: Part 1. Faculty
11:30 – 12:30: The Basics of Book Description. Lorne Bair & Katherine Reagan
12:30 – 1:30: LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30: Scrounging, Scouting & House Calls. Brian Cassidy
2:30 – 3:30: Building & Working With a Reference Library. FACULTY**
3:30 – 3:45: BREAK
3:45 – 5:00: Research Strategies, Part 1. Garrett Scott
6:00 – 9:00: Mixer with Faculty
TUESDAY 14 JULY
8:30 – 10:00: Business Basics for Booksellers (and Why Collectors Should Care). Brian Cassidy
10:00 – 10:15: BREAK
10:15 – 11:45: Buying & Pricing Books. Heather O’Donnell & Lorne Bair
11:45 – 12:30: Students Choose Their Books. Faculty
12:30 – 1:30: LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30: Research Strategies, Part 2. Garrett Scott
2:30 – 3:30: Why Bibliography Matters. Faculty
3:30 – 3:45: BREAK
3:45 – 4:00: SET–UP for Break–Out Sessions
4:00 – 5:15: Break Out Sessions (25 minutes each x 3):
- Packaging & Shipping. Garrett Scott
- Basics of Book Photography. Maria Lin
- Rulonomics 1: Rob Rulon-Miller
5:15 – 6:30: Classroom Open for Individual Research
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
WEDNESDAY 15 JULY
8:30 –10:00: Specialist Dealer Lecture by Andy & Marcee Nettell, Back of Beyond Books, Moab, Utah
10:00 – 10:15: BREAK
10:15 – 11:15: The Book As Physical Object: Part 2. Faculty.
11:15 – 12:30: Websites, Data, and Databases. Maria Lin
12:30 – 1:30: LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30: How to (Actually) Sell a Book. Heather O’Donnell
2:30 – 3:30: Brick & Mortar Basics: Setting Up and Running an Open Shop. John Thomson & Faculty
3:30 – 3:45: BREAK
3:45 – 5:15: Break Out Sessions (25 minutes each x 3)
- Basic Conservation Techniques. Faculty
- Making and Sending an E–List. Lorne Bair
- Rulonomics II. Rob Rulon–Miller
5:15 – 6:30: Classroom Open for Individual Research
THURSDAY 16 JULY
8:30 – 10:00: Cataloguing: Beyond the Basics. Lorne Bair & Rob Rulon–Miller
10:00 – 10:15: BREAK
10:15 – 11:30: Cataloguing Workshop. Faculty
11:30 – 12:30: Working with Collectors / Working With the Trade. Katherine Reagan
12:30 – 1:30: LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30: Identifying & Describing Illustration & Binding Techniques. Faculty.
2:30 – 3:30: Marketing Your Book Business. Heather O’Donnell & Brian Cassidy
3:30 – 3:45: BREAK
3:45 – 4:30: Consignments & Auctions. Heather O’Donnell & Brian Cassidy
4:30 – 5:15: CABS Benefit Auction. Rob Rulon–Miller, Auctioneer
FRIDAY 17 JULY
8:30 –9:30: Cataloguing Workshop – Part 2. Faculty
9:30 – 10:15: Cataloguing Archives & Non–Traditional Materials. Katherine Reagan & Brian Cassidy
10:15 – 10:30: BREAK
10:30 – 11:30: Book Fairs & Trade Etiquette. Heather O’Donnell
11:30 – 12:30: Achieving Diversity in the Book Trade. Faculty
12:30 – 1:30: LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30: Fakes, Forgeries, & Theft. Garrett Scott & Brian Cassidy
2:30 – 3:30: Collection Building. Heather O’Donnell
3:30 – 3:45: BREAK
3:45 – 4:45: New Directions in Collecting & Bookselling. Faculty**
4:45 – 5:15: Open Session / Round Table + Student Evaluations.
6:00 – 9:00: Closing Ceremonies and Farewell Dinner